Originally Posted by
BlissWorld
It increased its own mileage redemption more than star alliance awards. For example, F *A award costs 120 to N Asia and 125 to Europe, which is still much cheaper than UA and CO, and that's the new rate (well, old rate too, they didn't increase F) C went up to 100 and 105 I think, which is still better than CO and UA.
Yup. Overall the increases announced
just don't suck that badly. Even with the new award charts in play they are still better than CO or UA on many awards. You get hit with a phone booking fee and they may not be the most stable carrier, but the miles are still a better value in many cases.